This study proposal for the rehabilitation and extension of a house in the Hollywood Hills makes use of an existing balloon-frame layout while restoring the building’s relation to the landscape. Set on a slope and surrounded by greenery, the original timber structure develops vertically on two floors, each one featuring good solar exposure and panoramic views of the city below. A new perimeter line, defined by a series of slender columns, is added to this existing structure to accommodate large windows and new terraces overlooking the landscape.
The main intervention in the interior is the insertion of a new central staircase, a top-lit, independent element that connects all levels of the house and creates a flexible and continuous open space adapted to the owner’s youthful lifestyle.

Private Commission.